Plow.



I. A. HUGGINS.

PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED JULY. 6, 1914.

- Patented May' 30,1916.

JAMES ALLEN HUGGINS, OF FLORENCE, SOUTH CAROLINA.

PLOW.

Application filed July 6, 1914. Serial No. 849,215.V

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES ALLEN HUG- GrNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Florence, in the county of Florence and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Plows, of which the following is a specification.

rllhis invention relates to a plow and the principal object of the invention. is to provide a plow having an improved type of standard, and an improved type of bar or slide support removably held in place.

Another object of the invention is to provide a plow which will be relatively light and easy to handle but which will be very strong and durable.

This invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved plow; Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the improved plow; Fig. 3'is a front elevation of the improved plow; Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view through the improved plow.

The plow beam 10 carries a rack plate 11 and also carries angular strips 12 which extend beneath the plow beam 10 and form supporting brackets. The handle or lever `13 is provided with spaced arms 14 which extend upon opposite sides of the plow beam 10 and are pivotally connected with the brackets 12 by means of the bolt 15. A sleeve 16 is placed upon the bolt 15 between the brackets 12 to hold the lower end portions of the brackets is spaced relation to permit the' bolt to be tightened without bending the brackets. 1n order to hold the lever in an adjusted position there is provided a pin 17 which is carried by the bearing 18 and normally held in a position to engage the teeth 19 of rack 11 by a spring 20. It will thus be seen that the pin 17 will be normally held in engagement with the rack excepting when moved to an inoperative position by means of the line or link 22.

The slide 23 is provided with a lug 24 which extends between the bars 25 and is engaged by a bolt 26 passing through openings 27 in the bars 25. -These bars 25 are tightly secured to the slide 23 by the bolt 27 which passes through the slide and has its upper end portion passing through a plate 28 engaging the upper edges of the bars 25 as shown in Fig. 4. In order to removably connect the forward ends of the bars 25 with the arm 14 of lever 13 there has been provided oppositely disposed cut outs 29 which when bolts 26 and 27 are removed receive the'bolts 30. These cutouts 29 are projected from opposite edges of the bars 25 so that by bringing the bars upon the bolt 35 the barsmay be easily connected with or disconnected from the bolt 30. l In order to hold the lower ends of the arms 14 in spaced relation and thus preventing binding which would interfere with the pivotal movement of the lever there has been provided a bolt 31 which passes through the lower end portions of the arms 14 and carries a spacing sleeve 32. It isl desirable to have the slide supported at an angle with respect to the lever and therefore the bars 33 are provided which are connected to the rear end portion of the plow beam by means of bolt 34 and with the bars 25 by means of bolt 35.

The cutting blades 36 and 37 are carried by one of the arms 14 or the brackets 12 and are adjustably held in place by means of bolts 38 which pass through the slot 39 and openings 39 formed in the knives.

When using this plow, it is conveyed to the ield and the lever is adjusted so that the digging blade indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 will cut into the earth the desired amount. As the lever 13 is swung upon its pivot 15 the bracing bars 33 will also be speciacation ofrettersratent. l Patented May39,1916. l

swung` upon their pivots thus permitting desired to remove the slide. the bolt 34 can be withdrawn and the bolt 30 removed, thus releasing the bar 25 and bracing bars 33 or by removing bolts 26. 27 and 34,-parts 23. 25 and 33 may be detached and a suitable scooter and heel sweep or scraper such as are used for cultivating hard clay countrv may be substituted.V

What is claimed is 1. A plow comprising a plow beam. actuating means adiustablv connected with said plow beam and including arms extending in spaced relation, means for holding said arms in spaced relation, a bolt connecting said arms, bars pivotally connected and having their forward ends provided with cut outs through which said bolt passes. a slide connected with said bars and provided with a longitudinally extending groove. a bar positioned in said groove, and bracing means for said first mentioned bars connected with said plow beam.

2. A plow including aV plow beam, V- shaped brackets having their arms connected with said plow beam and depending beneath the same, an actuating lever provided with forks straddling said plow beam and pivotally connected with the lower end portion of said brackets, means for holding the lower ends of said forks in spaced relation, a bolt extending' between the lower end portionsof said forks, carrying bars pivotally connected and having their forward end plow beam and including arms extending in spaced relation, a bolt connecting said arms, bars pivotally connected and having their forward ends provided with cutonts through which said bolt passes, a slide connected with said bars, and bracing means for said bars connected with said plow beam.

4. A plow comprising a plow beam, actuating means adjustably connected with said plow beam, a pivot pin carried by said actuating means, movably connected bars having their forward end portions provided with cntonts through which said pivot pin passes, a slide connected with said bars, and bracing means for said bars connected with said plow beam.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES ALLEN HUGG'NS. itnessesz B. G. GREGG, Jr., C. S. GREGG.

Copies of this patent may be obtainedrfor ve cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, D. C. 

